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scal·lion — /ˈskæljən/ noun, pl lions [count] US : ↑green onion … Useful english dictionary
rap|scal|lion — «rap SKAL yuhn», noun. a rascal; rogue; scamp: »A set of ferocious looking rapscallions had boarded the steamer (James Runciman). Also, rascallion. ╂[earlier rascallion < rascal] … Useful english dictionary
scal — rap·scal·lion; rap·scal·lion·ly; scal·age; scal·a·ri·idae; scal·a·wag; scal·a·wag·gery; scal·i·ness; scal·loped; scal·lop·er; scal·lo·pi·ni; scal·ma; scal·o·pus; scal·pel·lar; scal·pel·lum; scal·pri·form; scal·prum; scal·able; scal·er; scal·lion; … English syllables
scallion — scal·lion … English syllables
scallion — scal|lion [ˈskæljən] n AmE [Date: 1200 1300; : Anglo French; Origin: scalun, from Latin ascalonia (caepa) onion of Ascalon , ancient port in Palestine] a type of young onion with a small round end and a long green stem British Equivalent: spring… … Dictionary of contemporary English
scallion — scal|lion [ skæljən ] noun count AMERICAN a small white onion with a long green stem … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scallion — scal•lion [[t]ˈskæl yən[/t]] n. 1) pln any onion that does not form a large bulb; green onion 2) pln shallot 3) pln leek • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME scalyon(e), ME scalone, scaloun < AF, for OF *escaloigne < VL *escalonia, for L… … From formal English to slang
rap — ca·rap·i·dae; ca·rap; chi·rap·sia; da·rap·skite; en·rap·ture; hag·i·og·rap·hy; ha·rap·pa; pa·rap·si·da; pa·rap·si·dal; pa·rap·sis; pa·rap·ter·um; RAP; rap; rap·a·nea; rap·ee; rap·er; rap·id·ly; rap·id·ness; rap·ine; rap·ist; rap·pa·ree; rap·pee;… … English syllables
Allium Ascalonicum — Scallion Scal lion, n. [OF. escalone, eschaloingne, L. caepa Ascalonia onion of Ascalon; caepa onion + Ascalonius of Ascalon, fr. Ascalo Ascalon, a town in Palestine. Cf. {Shallot}.] 1. (Bot.) A kind of small onion ({Allium Ascalonicum}), native… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rapscallion — Rap*scal lion (r[a^]p*sk[a^]l y[u^]n), n. [See {Rascallion}.] A rascal; a good for nothing fellow. [Colloq.] Howitt. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
